Roughcastle. "It's a stick up" Traditional Cache
Roughcastle. "It's a stick up"
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A cache hidden near the east entrance of roughcastle roman fort
The Antonine Wall was the most northerly frontier of the Roman Empire nearly 2,000 years ago. It ran for 40 Roman miles (60km) from modern Bo’ness on the Firth of Forth to Old Kilpatrick on the River Clyde. At the time it was built, the wall was the most complex frontier ever constructed by the Roman army. Built on the orders of the Emperor Antoninus Pius in the years following AD 140, the wall was both a physical barrier and a symbol of the Roman Empire’s power and control. It was never a stone wall. The Antonine Wall was a turf rampart fronted by a wide and deep ditch. Forts and fortlets along the wall housed the troops stationed at the frontier. They also acted as secure crossing points to control movement north and south. A road known as the Military Way ran behind the rampart, linking the forts. The Antonine Wall was the last linear frontier built by the Romans. It was only occupied for about a generation before being abandoned in the AD 160s. The line of the wall crosses five modern local authorities: East Dunbartonshire Falkirk Glasgow North Lanarkshire West Dunbartonshire There are a number of sites and museums in each of these areas Bring your own pen... oh and tweezers will be needed. Please try and put it back the same way. Thank you.
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